Cloud as Clothes: Archaeological Research on Chinese Clothing -- A Journey Through Chinese Civilization

Author: Zhao Chao
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book uses materials from modern archaeological excavations, ethnological research findings, ancient Chinese literature records, and a large number of archaeological artifact images to explore the clothing and accessories of people in various historical stages of human attire, how they wore them, their evolution, and the cultural characteristics of different ethnic groups they incorporated. When introducing the reasons for the emergence and evolution of these garments, it explains the ancient Chinese cultural awareness reflected in the clothing and its related political and ideological characteristics. The book also introduces the distinctive silk rearing, textile, and embroidery industries in ancient Chinese production, along with relevant archaeological research findings, thereby revealing the basic features of one of the most brilliant creations and inventions in ancient Chinese civilization—Chinese clothing civilization.